King Louis is the King of the Open.


Louis Oosthuizen won The Open in St Andrews with a 7 point lead yesterday scoring 65,67,69,71 for a total of 272. Nearest competitor was Lee Westwood, 67,71,71,70 on 279.
Rory Mcilroy the first round leader with a course record equal of 63 strokes, suffered badly due to inclement weather but fought back bravely to finish in 3rd place alongside Henrik Stenson and Paul Casey. Mcilroy finished with 280 63, 80, 69, and 68. Fellow South African Retief Goosen finished 6th with a total of 281.
Sharing 7th place was Robert Rock, Sean O’hair, Nick Watney and Martin Kaymer all on 282.Rickie Fowler did the best on Sunday scoring 67 and promoting him 38 places to finnish in 14th place.
Charl Schwartzel finished in 12th place 4 under par, with rounds of 71, 75, 68 and 70
Trevor Immelman finished in 23rd place 3 under par, after shooting 68, 74, 75, and 68, moving up 29 places. Tiger Woods shares 23rd with 67, 73, 73 and 72 on 285 strokes.
Names like John Daly, Phil Mickelson and Stewart Cink all finished one over par 289 in 48th place.
The weather played havoc with the players, as those that tee’d off late on Friday, got the brunt of the weather and cost them the cut. Names like Els, Rose, Watson, Weir and Furyk all suffered the brunt of the storm, which suspended play for a good forty five minutes. The wind was blowing the balls off the greens and made play impossible. Louis Oosthuizen on the other hand, played early and got to the comfort of the lounge before the weather set in.
The most difficult hole for the tournament was no doubt the par 4, 495 yards over the shed , sloping green 17th hole. If you were short of the pin by two meters the ball rolled off the green. It delivered 68 double bogeys, 173 bogeys, and only 16 birdies.